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Control & Restraint / Safe Holding Techniques, Level 3

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course aims to equip delegates to deal with highly aggressive people who because of the risks posed to either themselves or others need to be restrained for safety reasons. It is a practical course, which requires active involvement of all delegates. A high emphasis is placed on health & safety from both a legislative point of view and of the delegates own safety during the course.

 

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course those attending will have been helped to:

  • Understand the legal framework surrounding control & restraint.
  • Be able to assess when to apply restraint and which technique to use in any given situation and recognise the importance of continuous communication throughout the restraining process.
  • Know what are considered to be unsafe methods of restraint and why they are unsafe.
  • Be able to work as part of a team in order to apply the most safe and effective restraint.

 

Duration of course: Two days
(A 1-day course is available as an update for those delegates who have previously completed the 2 day course).
Number of delegates places: Maximum 16
Trainers: Two

A booklet regarding safe use of control & restraint is issued to all attending courses A certificate of attendance is issued to all attending the course.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF COURSE THAT WE RUN AND CAN BE ADAPTED TO THE CLIENT’S SPECIFIC NEEDS